Word Meaning 首を洗って待つ
くびをあらってまつ
kubi o arattematsu
首を洗って待つ is read as くびをあらってまつ (kubi o arattematsu) and means to wait for one's punishment.
Meaning
English
- to wait for one's punishment
- to wait before one gets what's coming to one
- to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
Reading
Kana
くびをあらってまつ
Romaji
kubi o arattematsu